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Celebrating the New Year: 1954
Submitted by stumpy on Wed, 12/30/2009 - 8:57pm.
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My grandparents celebrated the New Year of 1954 in their new ranch style home that replaced the old farmhouse. Champaign County, Illinois. View full size.
Lovely Green Walls
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 12:48am.
Great picture. The curtains are fantastic as is the porcelain dog Grandpa is petting. I bought an old ranch style house built around '54 in 1985 and it still had walls of that shade of green.
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Submitted by hillie_bolliday on Fri, 01/01/2010 - 1:00am.
Everything about this is so cute! The chalkware flying ducks, the perky curtains, Grandpa's expression, Grandma's bright smile, and the creature on the floor next to Grandpa. Good for them! I bet they were fun people to celebrate with.
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